By Jonathan Ugbal The Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS has handed over four boreholes it rehabilitated to three communities in Cross River State says Joseph Matthew, the WCS Communications Manager in a statement released on Thursday. The intervention was done under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply, WATERFALL program funded by the United
By Patrick Obia Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Fourth Estate of the Realm – the media as well as the government have been enjoined to collaborate to save the shrinking civic space. This was the affirmation of both state and no state actors in a 2-day Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE), Series Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to distribute 2 million insecticide-treated nets to reduce the effects of malaria on residents. The disclosure was made after the State and the United States Aids for International Development, USAID, representatives met to bridge communication gaps, commodity distribution, and accurate
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent No fewer than 33 young girls have been trained on issues relating to sexual and reproductive health under the Health Initiative for Stability in Africa (HIFASS) Local Orphan and Vulnerable Children Partners in Nigeria Region three (LOPIN 3) as a means to ensure a viable future for them. 13 of
By Our Reporter Ahead of the May 28 official launch of Cross River State Health Insurance Scheme (CRSHIS), industry experts have identified key areas of collaboration for effective take off and successful implementation of the scheme in the state. At a three day workshop aimed at improving the state’s readiness for the implementation of the
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The United States Agency for International Development Health Finance and Governance (USAID HFG) has blamed the slow fight against Tuberculosis in Cross River State on the state government. The state coordinator of HFG, Dr. Ibiam Azu, made this known Saturday in Calabar, the Cross River capital at an event to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that a seed fund of NGN1 billion Naira has been paid into a bank account as a seed fund for the construction of 18 Ayadecare referral hospitals in the state. Mr. Ayade disclosed this Thursday,l in Calabar, when he hosted partners
By CrossRiverWatch The Cross River State Government last week took delivery of medical equipment worth over 30 million Naira from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Project Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment (PROJECT C.U.R.E) program. The state becomes the first in Nigeria to receive such aid aimed at improving access